Light Waltz is an integrated documentary studio that develops, produces, finances, and distributes films worldwide. We are dedicated to crafting the art of cinema that delivers Friday-night entertainment and sparks vital conversations.

Light Waltzは、ドキュメンタリー映画の企画・製作・配給を行う東京発のスタジオです。

In Production

A Village of Single Mothers.

in Kigali, Rwanda

We started Light Waltz to build a new documentary economy where films, funding, and audiences circulate.

新しいドキュメンタリー経済圏を作るために立ち上がりました。

Co-founder / CEO

Monet Hamada

Monet is an entrepreneur and director, born and raised in Tokyo. In 2024, he founded Edukuri Inc. (now Pebble Inc.), producing films for clients from local businesses to governments and global brands, and designing film-education programs for teenagers across Japan. He has filmed in 35 cities across 7 countries. He studies business and film at Brandeis University on a full scholarship. In 2026, he stepped down as CEO of Pebble to co-found Light Waltz.

Co-founder / CCO

Hikaru Hayama

Advisor

Yusaku Kanagawa

Yusaku is a co-producer of Instruments of a Beating Heart, nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards. He began his career as a video journalist for a national newspaper, covering the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Paris terror attacks. In 2017, he joined Yahoo! JAPAN, where he led the documentary vertical of Yahoo! News. He is the author of Documentary Masterclass, a board member of Tokyo Docs, and a lecturer at Musashino Art University and Kyoto University of the Arts.